Andy Cohen was shocked by his great-grandfather's arduous journey to owning his own business. Are there any entrepreneurs in your family line?

Our ancestors went through so much to survive.

I really wish these episodes would be one “normal” person and one famous person. Famous people can afford this whenever they want, us “normal” people can’t and I think most viewers would find it just as interesting.

"Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them." - Mary Ann Evans, pen name George Elliot. This is the true power of genealogy -- to keep your ancestors & their contributions alive through remembrance.

My great great grandfather left Ireland w his wife on a coffin ship. Coffin ships were repurposed slave ships after the slave trading had been outlawed, principally enforced by the British navy. Men and women were separated. When he got to upper Canada he couldn't find his wife who has died and was thrown overboard with no record. He had to wait seven years before he got her declared civilly dead. This was from my great grandmother's cousin to my grandmother to my mother to us. Church records in Ontario Canada confirmed this. He then married my great great grandmother and here I am. We were always proud of our ancestors and keep their memories alive.

Andy is a hard worker. He worked hard to get where he is today . I watched an interview with him how he worked as a journalist and started humbly before he got his big break. He is all show but never forgets his parents. He invites his parents all the time on his shows and always pays tribute to them because of where he is today . You can tell they are proud of him and support his career. I hate when people put him down - because he is really a family man in real life. Much respect to this man , his children and family.

This information should be known to us. Especially just 200 years ago. We failed to remember just past our grandparents. We need to remember ourselves better

Although I'm not a fan of Andy cohen it nice to see him humble ,and acknowledged his own privilege what a beautiful story.

Thank you Doctor for your dedication to this wonderful enterprise!

The town called Bialystok is where Bialys originated. A bagel like food that sadly has gone out of fashion. H&H in NYC sold them. And there was a bakery that only sold Bialys in LA, but closed almost 20 years ago. Many Jews left Bialystok during the Pogroms and came to America, including my great-grandparents (who were first cousins, which was very common at the time), where they found a better, "easier" life. The ones who stayed faced a horrible fate at the hands of the Bolsheviks, during WW1, and then, of course, during WW2 and the Holocaust.

Always comes a sense of gratitude and a sense that a debt is owed- to our ancestors for their perseverance and sacrifices- by way of being kind and generous humans in this country we create.

I find Andy's remarks fascinating and quite amusing. . I live in a country when we have many first and second generation migrants who have become successful. I've witnessed all the VERY hard work they have done and they are now my neighbors and friends. They are truly extraordinary people. It's nice to see him be so humble and acknowledge his own privilege. A beautiful story.

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Andy's ancestors life was mind blowing and an authentic eye opener! Our ancestors paved the roads, with had work so that we may reap; the benefits of their labor! Blood, sweat, tears and worn out shoes! Some never had shoes! Remember, that when young people today, don't want to get vacinated, educated or seek employment! Andy, is an amazing speaker, just like his great great grandfather! To be a great Salesmen, you have to have the gift of gab! (I wonder if he sold Watkins Products?) The best Products, in the world!) I love this Show! 💯

This group.of immigrants built this country from the bottom up thru the sweat of their brow. My father's father was an immigrant from Poland, their family struggled thru the great depression. A huge family of 14 plus siblings. He was a blacksmith's apprentice & a coal miner & later a farmer. I believe I still may have relatives in Warsaw, Poland.

What an incredible journey she undertook! Thank you so much for taking the time to share her story with us. Christopher. 😊

Great Story, and I feel this way about my grandparents, who were all immigrants from here to there! They were amazing people of fortitude!

Andy has his grand grand grandfather’s eyes

One of my ancestor's was a Jewish peddler in Lithuania. One cold December, he was trying to cross a river to sell his wares on the other side. Instead, he fell into the water and drowned, leaving his wife and children all alone.

This would be amazing.

Amazing find. Now Andy knows his history. Sweet!!

I love this show

They edited over the Lewis Allen article referencing St. Louis landmarks still around today, such as Eads Bridge. His ancestor walked Eads Bridge. Wow..as a fellow St. Louis Jew, I recognized a lot of this story from my family line too.

We forget how easy life is now because of our previous Ancestor's hard work with every generation working to strive as for now it's so easy now so where in our own heads to much... that's my opinion.i know nobody suffers like the poor so I'm grateful.

So why is people in the US so against immigration, specifically from Mexico or South America.They just want the same as all these famous people ancestors. It's the same just diferente time.

If Americans were more knowledgeable for their past their is hope for the restoration of he US. Thank you for the wonders if this show.

If u are at the lowest point in ur life & have exhausted all opportunities w no strength left… I PROMISE (rarely) THAT learning ur heritage will empower & restore & change u into who u are, were meant to be & provide u w pride, so much joy & u will carry on w ur life as new! It’s the most LIBERATING thing & w solve things for u. So important! TY!

Hello from Bialystok :)

I really like Andy Cohen. He has great charisma, and warmth in his interactions on his show. Very cool to see him learn more about his family members' lives, generations ago

Grandfather was Polish. Polen back than was under temporarily Russian partitions and his grandfather have typical polish surname.

Tell Andy Salem Illinois is 70 or 80 miles east of St Louis Missouri truth he needs to see that town truth

I noticed the towns of Shiloh and Lebanon. Those aren’t far from me.

I don’t feel worthy of my amazing ancestors either. We complain about wearing a mask!

Do video about Robbie Jones (Actor) DNA

I can't stand Andy, but this really resonated. He may have even ever so slightly redeemed himself after this. At 3:20 there's a house with a thatched roof. My grandfather grew up in Ukraine, and had a goat. Apparently the goat ate the roof of their house, and his parents were devastated. I could never understand how they could have had a thatched roof. Seeing that picture helped it make sense.

He has his eyes.

I'm sure they are very proud if what

My great grandmother would tell me that her husband would give shelter and food to these men on his barn. Well, it was the 1920's.

An immigrant from Russia with the Allen surname. Interesting!

I do want to make one of these tests. Still I don’t know how good would be for our family and us. We don’t have much of a story in USA. Our grandmother from my mothers side, was born from a sexual worker lady in Colombia and the one who raised her was the lady who delivered her. Then my grandma married at 15 but my biological grandfather wasn’t her husband, and we all look so different, my grandmother won’t disclose who is the father of my mother and at this point… I don’t think she remembers it anymore, her memory is getting lost and sometimes she would make up stories to fill the gaps in the story. Are you able to successfully find answers in cases like this?

Isn't it odd that the offspring of these people are the ones shouting go back to where you came from. How sad.

I recently dug a little further into my genealogy and found out I could be related to Seth MacFarlane, on the Wood side of my tree. They should do an episode to see if my research is correct. My connection lies within a man named Moses L Wood,(Bef 1777) > William Edward Wood (1811-1887)> John Moses Wood (1855-1908)> Lillian May Wood (1894-1984) [MARRIED Frederick Blane MacFarlane] > Milton Worcester MacFarlane (1920-1998)> Ronald Milton MacFarlane (1946-Present) > Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (1973-Present).

His great-grandfather was one of the first Amazon delivery people

His and Seth Myers family history started out the same.

This is hard finding your ancestry. He need to help me.

Even farther back, according to his surname (Cohen) He is of the Hebrew tribe of Levi and deeper, of the Priestly line within that tribe. Cohen means Priest.

I'm pretty sure it's way easier and less surprising, but I wonder how far can Anderson Cooper's documented lineage go back.

One day I will be able to afford to do this....I have no clue who I really am and how I got here.

It's crazy to me Andy's ancestors come from Białystok's region, I hope he visits Poland.😊

I know my 2nd great grand dad was a Spaniard names tomas with a wooden leg

oh ya well I ate 4 fudge stripes yesterday

What Is his y haplogroup

Mr. Allen..the smous

These immigrats stories are so emotional indeed, this database worths a golden mine guys, this is a new Hollywood production that worths a lot of money, this is a huge opportunity for new welfare, giving more artists a lot of things to do, a lot of young people having a new job on a movie set, the Ancestry Hollywood brand, get in action guys, take advantage on the situation because it's worthy, l am the biggest supporter of yours, using the web connection l put myself questions, could we build up a human civilization without violence? Without guns hatred and war disputes? Without misery hunger poverty and desperate people pushed to live in extreme borderline situations capable to accomplish any crime because.. they have nothing to lose? Such immigrants stories are usefull to understand, how did they do it our ancestors get along in those hostile ages, yeah, stories of life that are the most emotional above all, get in action fans, that's what friends are for

I too often feel like a lightweight since my life, although not a cake walk, has been exponentially easier than my ancestors but then I think I am what they worked and fought for...they didn't want me to experience what they suffered (trans atlantic slave trade, slavery, reconstruction, Jim Crow, etc). I am forever in their debt

It's funny that Andy Cohen peddles as well.

Not ghosts. Pillars. They were pillars

Americans stress me out. How are you going to talk so heavily about immigration unless you’re native. You literally are the children of immigrants you’ve just never had to struggle through the life of immigration due to that being done for you by your ancestors. ^ me - a British immigrant living in the USA absolutely disgusted by how welcomed I am but shocked by how neighbour countries are treated.

There blows the myth that all Jews are wealthy people.

Please invite NeNe Leakes

superstar?

Migrate within a country Immigrate within a continent Emigrate from overseas

So far what I've seen from what I've been abre to gather there's nothing special, all where moving farmers, if anything me and my siblings are Slightly doing something.

i have ancestors on my fathers fathers side who was born in russian occupied poland

Finally some Russian Heritage. Wow what a hard worker

Why each generation thinks the next one is soft! lol

Andy’s background is extremely interesting. You should read a book called The Thirteenth Tribe. It explains how the Russians converted to the Hebrew religion. One can also verify this study through military history.

and andy gratitude to his ancestors is to feature some of the worse humans in the world who have more than a person deserves and would spit on the poor if it was allowed. his ancestors deserves better than andy.

At least you know your family were not slave owners! Retribution should be paid by slave owners dependents. Kind Sirs, if my family did evil needs I would gladly pay. Peace! Although, it is also possible that my Scottish/Irish ancestors were indentured servants. ⬛💠🔲

More Jews

Normal people please.

Pfff celebrities dramas Next

So Andy Is kazar Jew

Most powerful people in Hollywood come from Jewish background

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